Commencement - Graduates descend stairs, c.1941

Item Overview

Title

Commencement - Graduates descend stairs, c.1941

Photographer

Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)

Date Created

c.1941

Date

1941

Collection

Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Notes

Description

UCLA commencement ceremonies were held at the campus Open Air Theater from 1941 to 1949. This photograph likely depicts the first commencement held on the Westwood campus on June 14, 1941. The Open Air Theater (sometimes referred to as the Greek Theater) was located at the south end of campus where the Public Health Building stands today. The Open Air Theater was bulldozed for the expanding campus in 1952.

Physical Description

Dimensions

4 x 5 in.

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Longitude

34.11789

Latitude

-118.292632

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Ceremonies
Education
Open Air Greek Theatre
Commencement
Events